Contents

Introduction

Designing Places, published in November 2001, sets out the
Scottish Executive's expectations of the planning system to deliver
good quality development.

Farmers' market, PerthThis Planning Advice Note (
PAN) should be read
in conjunction with Designing Places and other national policy and
advice. Of particular relevance are
PAN56 Planning and
Noise,
PAN67 Housing
Quality,
PAN68 Design
Statements and
PAN76 New
Residential Streets.

This document supersedes
PAN 46 Planning for
Crime Prevention (published in 1994). It reinforces many of the key
themes outlined in
PAN 46, and brings
the advice up to date with a new emphasis on design and
quality.

This
PAN highlights the
positive role that planning can play in helping to create
attractive, well-managed environments which help to discourage
antisocial and criminal behaviour. It also aims to ensure that new
development can be located and designed in a way that deters such
behaviour. It is important that we do not create places that are
desolate. Poorly designed surroundings can create feelings of
hostility, anonymity and alienation and can have significant
social, economic and environmental costs.

The advice in this
PAN will be of
relevance to local authorities, developers and the police as well
as a wider range of stakeholders, such as community groups and
businesses. It has been prepared in consultation with the Scottish
Forum of Police Architectural Liaison Officers and the Scottish
Executive Community Safety and Antisocial Behaviour Team.